I’ve lived for many years in an old apartment building in New York and, for all the years I’ve spent in this elevator ...

Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) is the rat species common in cities all over the world. While previously European cities were inhabited by black rats (Rattus rattus), nowadays they are rare, having lost ...

I wanted a firsthand look at how New York City's war on rats was actually going. The truth was nastier —and funnier — than I ...

Mayor Eric Adams has long been vocal about his hatred of rats — and it might have something to do with a childhood pet named ...

The big brown bat is the Adirondack’s largest bat; only the hoary bat is larger. The long, lustrous fur is brown. The ears, wing and tail membranes are black. Total length is 105-123 mm (4.1-4.8 in).

New York rats are primarily Norway (or brown) rats. Their ancestors lived ... Small statured and intent, Corrigan was raised in a big Irish Catholic family on Long Island. He talks like New ...

Rats and mice can be pretty terrifying creatures to many folks. In Massachusetts, they are among the greatest winter pest ...

Facing budget shortfalls, an ongoing public safety crisis and a contract negotiation with the Chicago Teachers Union ...

A male rat tries to mate with as many female rats as possible. Even though brown rats are also called Norway rats, the geographical name’s not accurate. They’re not from Norway. They’re from ...

It was standing room only at the Old Firehall Collective on September 11, when over 30 Nakusp and area residents gathered for a WildSafeBC presentation on rats.

“Hey, it’s a big wiener,” retorts his owner ... people getting some kind of disease or property damage,” Brown says. But is rat hunting legal? On this, the city is clear: No.